The Story Behind the Original Sousaphone

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The Story Behind the Original Sousaphone

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While I have researched and written extensively on the history of the Sousaphone, most often in The ITEA Journal, I thought it might be nice to get a simple, visually interesting summary of the story behind the original Sousaphone out to the general public - just in case you're interested. Enjoy!

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So it wasn't invented by Private Little?



This is really great information. Thanks for the video!
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Great stuff as always Dave.
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Hmpft. Sounds to me like Sousa sent it to Conn to be further developed.
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Dave Detwiler wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2024 6:10 am While I have researched and written extensively on the history of the Sousaphone, most often in The ITEA Journal, I thought it might be nice to get a simple, visually interesting summary of the story behind the original Sousaphone out to the general public - just in case you're interested. Enjoy!

Cool stuff!
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